Armored tire.



S. 'I'. MOSER. ABMUBED TIRE. uPLwA'nolrILsn oo'r. 24 19o?.

Patented July 1a, 1909.

ay' concern: -f Be it known that I, SAMUEL .i THOMAS ,ll/[osait a citizen of the United States, and a l.. ot iliiiitdaleyiii :the county', of 'i i and State of North Carolina, 'have useful ln'iproveinent in Armored ifwhicli the following is a specifica- My invention relatesto improvements in i;4 that class of tires which are armored and in which an air tube of the usual design is con- .tained within the outer tube.A v

. AThe object of this invention isA to provide a 4tire and means-for protecting the air tubev fromV puncture 'and also to. provide means for preventing "skidding or slippingof the wheel and further to increase the traction p and prolong the life ofthe tire.

' .T0 these ends my invention consistsin certain novel features of construction, ar-

rangement, and combination-of parts. as Will be hereinafter fully described and pointed `out in the claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings in which* l Figure 1 is afsectional perspective view of a portion of a tire with my improvements applied. Fig. 2 is a fragmentary longitudinal Vertical sectionof the tire and armor showing the curvatureexaggerated.

Fig. 3 is a perspective-view of one of the protecting or armor plates. Fig. 4 is a perspective view `of a part of a construction. i

' The inner or air-tube A of the tire is in' plate embodying a inoded.

closedin a casing B of rubber, leather or other'suitable material.

' The armor consists of a flexible steel slice :comprising t e plates C, which are preferably slightlyv curved to conform to the outer sur- 40 face of thecasnig B; each side edge of these plates is turned back to form loops c in which are held the links D. i One transverse edge "of each platev is'bent upwardly at an angle to the body of the plate and forms a ridge or rib c which extends across the tread ot' the or gap at each end. lThe links vD which are tire; the loo is c do not extend entirely across the length o4 the plates but terminate a shortdistance from each end thus leaving a space elongated .rest in the loops c and are coniiected to each other by short links d and depending'from the links D on each side oiC the' tire is Ian interwovenV4 chain armor lf), the lower edge of which 1s secured to the anchor 55 plates'F, which are bent to conform to the Ordinary clencher type of rims. Theanvruntjj'riios, I iiiesiilr,l or HUNTDA i 1- :aangaan/mime: Y

` l i' `S''peciicationof Letters Patenti- .ippiicttiqnmeaoetgper 24. l1907- Seri-a1 eff said inner tube is iniiated.

` Patenten Jaiyzfra-iooes .choi plates F are separated and'correspond in number to. the platessC. This armor may beused with any othe `.ot'riin 7"( 'The air tube A and loeinclosedin the casing or Vsheath B which is to be made of rubber, fabric and rubber, or leather to protect the air tube from chaiingf and .from the Weather; this sheath forming a complete coveringfor the air tube, and being provided With an extenl sion flap b or extra Width toallew it to lap fin z." f if uo may be of the `usual design,

over the opposite edge to render it imperviousto Water or moisture; this sheath has no other mode of closingthan thelap and extends entirely la'rouiid the tire, being held `closedy and Water-tight simply by the pressure of the inner' tube upon said flap when As` shown in Fig..4, theporti'ons of Vthe plates C whiclaare bentto form the loops c may be bent up atan-angleto iormfianges c2, which will materially aid in preventing skidding and also Vadd increased traction qualities tothe armor.

By the use lo'l Vmy improvements which i may be applied to nearly if not all-of `the pneumatic'tires Vin common use for 4automobiles, a'strong and iiexiblef armor is provided which Will prevent puncture and prevent skiddiiig, and also4 produce increased trac-v tion.

The plain transverse edges of each plate abuts the upturned or flanged end oi the ad. jacent plate as shown in Fig.' 2, thusiorming practically acontinuous plate but one which will be thoroughly flexible. These armor plates in addition to forming an armor also receive all the Ystrain oi' the air pressure on the 'casing B.

I claim:

plurality of transversely curved metal plates adapted to hug the tread of the tire, said plates disposed with their adjacent' edges 1. In rubber tire, thecombination ol' a abutting, each plate having one transverse edge bent upwardly .forming a vertical flange -and the other edge left i'lat,l the uptui'iied edgefof eachplate abutting the plane edge oi' the-adjacent plate, each plate having its side edges bent 'u W'aidly` and inwardly to form longitudina .loops, elongated links seated in said loops, short links connecting Athe elongated links ol'- each pairol' adjacent platee, Chain armor links securedtofand depending iiom the elongated links, a plurality of rim. securing plates, each consisting f a vertical member and a curved outer member, the vertical member having openings to re1- ceive the links and the cham armor.

5A `2. In a rubber tire, the combination of a. plurality of transversely curved metal plates adapted to hug the tread of the tire, said plates disposed with their adjacent edges abutting, each plate having one transverse 10 edge bent upwardly forming a vertical `flange, and the other edge left flat, the up-v turnedjedge of each plate abutting the plane edge of the next adjacent plate,l each plate also having its side edges turned upwardly,

15 inwardly and vthen upwardly again to form .having openin s to receivethe links at the 25l lower edge of t e chain armor. v

' SAMUEL THOS. MGSER.`

Witnesses:

J .YM. CARB,

J. W. HOWELL., 

